Tag: Chessa Lowery
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Size Dependent Predation on Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the Tidal Rappahannock Estuary
By Chessa Lowery Faculty Mentor: Bradley Lamphere Abstract The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a commercially important shellfish species with a wide variety of predators in the Chesapeake Bay and Rappahannock river. The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is recognized as a major predator of C. virginica, however their impact on C. virginica populations is not…
